Most beginners lose plants to wrong spacing and bad combinations. This plan already handles both.

Easy 8x4 Garden Bed Layout

8 × 4 ft Square Foot Grid 18 plants · 7 varieties 3 views

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What this plan does

Stops common pests naturally — no chemicals needed
Companion pairing known to improve crop flavour
Square foot spacing calculated for a 8×4 ft bed — no overcrowding, no guessing

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Bed Layout

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North

West

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	🧅 Onion ×4		🍅 Tomato		🌼 Marigold	🥒 Cucumber ×2	Bok Choy ×4
2		🌿 Basil ×4	🍅 Tomato		🌼 Marigold	🥒 Cucumber ×2		🧄 Garlic ×4
3	🧅 Onion ×4		🍅 Tomato		🌼 Marigold	🥒 Cucumber ×2	Bok Choy ×4
4		🌿 Basil ×4	🍅 Tomato		🌼 Marigold	🥒 Cucumber ×2		🧄 Garlic ×4

East

South

Numbers indicate feet

Plants in This Bed

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Tomato

2 plants

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Onion

8 plants

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Basil

8 plants

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Marigold

4 plants

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Cucumber

8 plants

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Garlic

8 plants

Bok Choy

8 plants

Why this works

Each plant earns its place in this bed

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Tomato — Tomatoes are one of the most popular garden vegetables, prized for their versatility in cooking and fresh eating.

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Onion — Onion is a nutritious garden vegetable that provides fresh produce for your kitchen.

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Basil — Aromatic herb beloved for cooking, especially Italian cuisine.

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Marigold — Marigolds are cheerful, easy-to-grow annual flowers that are excellent companion plants.

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Cucumber — Crisp and refreshing cucumbers are perfect for fresh eating, pickling, and salads.

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Garlic — Garlic is a nutritious garden vegetable that provides fresh produce for your kitchen.

Bok Choy — Bok choy is a fast-growing Asian green with crisp white stems and dark green leaves.

How they help each other

✓ Tomato + Basil — Improves flavor and repels pests
✓ Tomato + Onion — Repels pests
✓ Tomato + Garlic — Repels spider mites and aphids
✓ Tomato + Marigold — Repels nematodes and aphids
✓ Basil + Marigold — Pest control
✓ Cucumber + Marigold — Repels beetles

In Edenvatika, square foot spacing is automatic and the planner highlights good companions and warns you about bad ones as you build — so you get it right before anything goes in the ground.

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